Film Festival News - Lineups, Announcements

Ah, the excitement of a press conference! Actually, though it may sound dry and boring -- and I'm sure the repetition would dilute the impact quickly -- the first press conference I attended in Hong Kong a couple of weeks... More »

Among the eye-catching productions at Hong Kong Filmart earlier this week were no less than two films boasting the winning partnership of director Dante Lam and actor Nick Cheung. First was Emperor's The Demon Within, but also Distribution Workshop has... More »

The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum wrapped up on Wednesday and handed out its awards. The major prizes were picked up by Ho Hong and Jun Robles Lana. 25 projects took part, whittled down from 250 submissions, and the two... More »

Ah, the drama is thick in this one. New World is the gangster thriller from director Park Hoon-Jung (2011's The Showdown, he also wrote I Saw the Devil), starring Lee Jung-Jae and Oldboy star Choi Min-Sik as an undercover cop... More »

Not long now before Showbox reveals its period action comedy The Huntresses, which stars some of the most popular young actresses in the business. Following the first teaser that launched earlier this month, five new character posters featuring the trio... More »

The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) got underway this past weekend but that wasn't the only game in town as Monday saw both the opening of this year's Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) and the glitzy... More »

Just yesterday, Showbox unveiled the first teaser for their major summer title Mr. Go via Naver and now, there is a behind-the-scenes video via Daum that features the technical process of creating this CG character and integrating it in a... More »

There was an air of mystery surrounding Tuesday night's "Donnie Yen: Super Hero" press conference at Hong Kong Filmart, but all quickly became clear once the actor took to the stage with Media Asia chief, Peter Lam. Together they unveiled... More »

A new action star is rising in Bollywood and his name is Vidyut Jammwal. From his stunt performances to busting out some spectacular moves without the assistance of CGI or cables, the martial artist/model-turned-actor turned many heads when the Commando... More »

"There are so many rich Asians. Why are they not investing?" Wilfred Wong, chairman of the Hong Kong Film Festival Society Limited, asked the question in his remarks during a conference this morning at Filmart. The discussion, centered on the... More »

While my Twitch colleagues Todd Brown, James Marsh, and Pierce Conran have been spending their time watching movies and talking with distributors, sales agents, and filmmakers, I've been free to attend thematic conferences arranged by Filmart and roam the exhibitor... More »

Thailand's Five Star Production is continuing its recent foray into 3D horror with a pair of new projects announced at the Hong Kong Filmart, both of which come with familiar names at the helm.Up first is Ghost Coins, a new... More »

At the Hong Kong Filmart today, Golden Network Asia Limited held a press conference to unveil the promo for The Wrath Of Vajra, a martial arts film from the producers behind the Painted Skin series. This marks Xing Yu's (aka... More »

Hong Kong's Johnnie To is showing no signs of restraint in the wake of his violent mainland-based thriller, Drug War, which has its domestic at the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival later this week. The first teaser trailer for... More »

Scouring the booths at Hong Kong Filmart, I saw that local production house Universe was teasing a couple of upcoming projects. The main focus is on the Pang Brothers' Inferno 3D, starring Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo and Lee Sinje,... More »

And you thought it was just North America. Or Europe. Nope, turns out that, even in other parts of Asia, Chinese-language films face huge barriers to wider exhibition. On the first day of Hong Kong Filmart 2013, a conference was... More »

Last week brought a new installment in the Mission: Impossible series, and with it a supporting appearance by Simon Pegg. For some time, just after his international breakthrough, it seemed Simon was some kind of superman. Whether you were checking his latest output or digging into his back catalogue, you...
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This weekend's New York Magazine cover story was such a substantial piece of reportage and witnessing that, of course, the internet immediately conspired to take it down; once the DOS wonks are in play, I think we can consider the verifiability aspects of the conversation finished. Everyone's entitled to their...
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Dude Bro Party Massacre 3 is the kind of instantly classic camp comedy that teenage comedy nerds across America pray to late at night. At once it is both irreverent and transgressive in its examination of what it means to be both a dude and a bro. My relationship to comedy...
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Each year offers its selective crop of new Marvel properties, and for the last couple I've been keeping a mental tally of how the MCU seems to be faring, creatively. We're still owed a third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a run of AKA Jessica Jones before we can...
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